AI FinOps Engineer- #AIDA

Singtel; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Singtel in Singapore is seeking a candidate to lead their Azure AI operations by maintaining a centralized framework and enforcing governance standards. The role involves delivering monitoring and reporting, and driving FinOps best practices to ensure AI innovation aligns with financial efficiency. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s in a relevant field and 1-3 years of experience in cloud operations, with specific skills in Azure services and data engineering tools. Join Singtel to empower your career and explore BIG possibilities.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in cloud administration and/or operations.
• Proficiency with data engineering tools such as Python, SQL, and PySpark for billing and usage telemetry.
• Hands-on experience in cloud FinOps, including budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a centralized framework to provide visibility into Azure AI and GenAI consumption.
• Enforce governance standards for project-level cost attribution.
• Deliver proactive monitoring and executive reporting to forecast budgets.

Skills

Cloud administration

Azure services

Data engineering tools (Python, SQL, PySpark)

BI tools (Power BI, Grafana)

IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep)

Cloud FinOps

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Azure Cost Management

Azure Monitor

Databricks

Job description

An empowering career at Singtel begins with a Hello. Our purpose, to Empower Every Generation, connects people to the possibilities they need to excel. Every "hello" at Singtel opens doors to new initiatives, growth, and BIG possibilities that takes your career to new heights. So, when you say hello to us, you are really empowered to say…“Hello BIG Possibilities”.

Powering the Future with AIDA

To lead the next phase of our AI evolution, we’ve launched a new business unit AIDA – Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics– a strategic engine driving our transformation designed to scale our AI ambitions with precision and purpose. This marks a pivotal shift in how we operate, innovate, and serve to embed intelligence into every layer of our business.

At Singtel, this is more than a technology upgrade. It’s a strategic transformation that redefines how value is created across the enterprise core— augmenting human capabilities and unlocking entirely new potential. It is a transformation journey by aligning people, platforms, and processes under one cohesive strategy. Our mission is to build AI literacy, and foster a culture where intelligence empowers people.

We welcome you to join us on a transformational journey that’s reshaping the telecommunications industry — and redefining what’s possible with AI at its core. Grow with us in a workplace that champions innovation, embraces agility, and puts human potential at the heart of everything we do.

Be a Part of Something BIG!

Responsibilities

• Maintain a centralized framework to provide full visibility into Azure AI and GenAI consumption
• Enforce governance standards and tagging practices that ensure accurate project-level cost attribution
• Deliver proactive monitoring, dashboards, and executive reporting to forecast budgets, detect anomalies, and identify optimization opportunities
• Champion FinOps best practices across the business unit, ensuring that AI innovation is matched with financial efficiency and business value

Make an Impact By

• Maintain the centralized framework for tracking Azure consumption and GenAI token usage across projects, teams, and applications
• Enforce tagging, cost allocation, and governance standards for consistent attribution
• Integrate with Azure Cost Management, billing APIs, and monitoring systems
• Partner ML/LLMOps team to ensure cost observability in training, deployment workflows and token usage
• Build dashboards and alerts to monitor real-time and forecasted costs, including anomaly detection for budget risks
• Deliver executive and project-level reporting jointly with value tracking team, linking cost to usage and business outcomes
• Identify and recommend cost optimization opportunities and facilitate implementation
• Drive adoption of FinOps best practices for AI in SingtelSG

Skills for Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 1-3 years of experience in cloud administration and/or operations
• Knowledge in Azure services, especially Microsoft Cost Management, Azure Monitor, Databricks on Azure
• Proficiency with data engineering tools (Python, SQL, PySpark) to process billing and usage telemetry
• Experience integrating with dashboards and BI tools (Power BI, Grafana, etc.)
• Working knowledge of IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates) to enforce tagging and cost guardrails
• Hands‑on experience in cloud FinOps, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and anomaly detection
• Strong communication skills to explain technical cost drivers in business‑oriented language
• Problem‑solving and innovation mindset to find creative ways to balance performance vs cost in AI workloads
• Strong grasp of data policies and cost management in cloud environments

Are you ready to say hello to BIG Possibilities?
Take the leap with Singtel to unlock new opportunities and accelerate your growth. Apply now and start your empowering career!